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Hyundai S-A1 electric air taxi

11.01.2020

The American service Uber and the Korean automaker Hyundai announced a partnership under the Uber Elevate program, which will result in the development of "flying taxis" Uber Air. At CES 2020, partners demonstrated a full-size concept of such a Hyundai UAM (Urban Air Mobility) device.

It is assumed that Hyundai will manufacture and maintain air taxis, while Uber will provide all the necessary support, including air navigation, transportation to takeoff / landing sites, a flight booking application, etc. Dallas, Los Angeles and Melbourne will be the first cities where Uber Air operates, with test flights starting in 2020 and commercial use of the service scheduled for 2023.

The Hyundai S-A1 concept belongs to the eVTOL class, that is, it is a fully electric vehicle with vertical takeoff and landing.

The model moves at a cruising speed of 290 km / h at altitudes of about 300-600 meters, serving flights at a distance of up to 100 km. It takes about 5-7 minutes to fully recharge the batteries (it is not entirely clear how exactly this can be achieved in real life).

The air taxi is equipped with a set of eight propellers and propellers of various sizes, which increases flight safety and reduces noise when driving in urban environments. Some of the propellers work as lifting screws during takeoff and landing, and during the flight they switch to translational motion.

At the first stage of development of the Hyundai S-A1 service, it will be controlled by a pilot, but in the future they want to make air taxis completely autonomous. The cabin of the concept is designed for four passengers, each of whom also has a place for luggage.

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